Verenium and Add Food Service GmbH Announce Commercial Distribution Partnership for Fuelzyme(R) and Veretase(TM) Enzymes

...), a pioneer in the development of next-generation cellulosic ethanol and high-performance specialty enzymes, an...leader in the development and commercialization of cellulosic ethanol, an environmentally-friendly and renewable...ies, commercialization activities, target markets, cellulosic ethanol facilities, and future financial performan...

Verenium Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007

...: VRNM ), a leading developer of technologies for cellulosic ethanol production and a pioneer in the developmen...e our key programs and technologies towards making cellulosic ethanol a commercial reality." Financial Results ...ot plant, as one of the first and only operational cellulosic ethanol R&D facilities in the country, as well as ...

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Concordia University leads academic team for national Cellulosic Biofuels Network

This release is available in French . MONTREAL, CANADA/ January 28, 2009 Concordia University is pleased to announce that Concordia's Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics (CSFG) will be coordinating the academic research done by nine universities which are part of the Cellulosi...

Process can cut the cost of making cellulosic biofuels

EAST LANSING, Mich. A patented Michigan State University process to pretreat corn-crop waste before conversion into ethanol means extra nutrients don't have to be added, cutting the cost of making biofuels from cellulose. The AFEX (ammonia fiber expansion) pretreatment process, developed by Br...

With cellulosic ethanol, there is no food vs. fuel debate according to MSU scientist

As more and more corn grain is diverted to make ethanol, there have been public concerns about food shortages. However, ethanol made from cellulosic materials instead of corn grain, renders the food vs. fuel debate moot, according to research by a Michigan State University ethanol expert. Bruce D...

Scientific issues associated with carbon-neutral energy sources such as cellulosic ethanol

Professor Chris Somerville of the Carnegie Institution and Stanford University, explained advances in plant science research that are both needed and achievable to reduce costs and multiply current levels of production of biofuels from plant cellulose (biomass). Somerville presented his talk, "Bi...

Forest fire prevention efforts will lessen carbon sequestration, add to greenhouse warming

...n an optimal manner to produce electricity or make cellulosic ethanol, there would still be a net loss of carbon...more like 60-65 percent. And if you try to produce cellulosic ethanol, the offset is more like 35 percent." "...ial were used in even less efficient production of cellulosic ethanol, it would take 339 years. The researche...

Sustainable bioenergy project has global launch

..., worldwide bio-based society. "The commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Chesapeake Bay Commission have championed the production of next-generation cellulosic biofuel crops as a way to improve soil and water quality and enhance rural development," said Richard. "Penn State has been playing a leading role in ...

GEN reports on alternative feedstocks for ethanol production

...ologies be used to significantly lower this number." Edenspace Systems is working on Energy Corn, a feedstock designed to cut the cost of producing cellulosic biofuels from corn stover. The company's technology platform, based on identifying promising cellulose genes, transforming crop plants with candidate ...

DOE JGI releases expanded version of Phytozome.net

...t the DOE JGI: Populus trichocarpa , the black cottonwood tree, the first tree sequenced and being explored as a feedstock for a new generation of cellulosic biofuels. Sorghum bicolor, a drought-tolerant grass and the second most prevalent biofuels crop in the U.S. Soybean (Glycine max), the number ...

Plastic that grows on trees, part two

...he simple sugars into HMF. The chemical, a metal chloride known as chromium chloride, converted sugar into highly pure HMF. But to be able to feed cellulosic biomass directly from nature, the team still needed to break down cellulose into simple sugars -- Zhang and colleagues wanted to learn how to skip tha...

Scientists work to plug microorganisms into the energy grid

...ave been charged to develop the next generation of cellulosic biofuels. When we successfully supply sources of ...sus fuel debate is unlocking the sugars trapped in cellulosic biomass. To do that, some scientists have taken...rocessing microbe: It can not only break down the cellulosic biomass to sugars but ferment it to acetate and et...

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BP and Verenium Announce Vercipia Biofuels to Advance the Commercialization of Cellulosic Ethanol

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BP and Verenium Corporation (Nasdaq: VRNM ) today announced that its 50-50 joint venture company will operate under the name Vercipia Biofuels, and plan to relocate its corporate headquarters to Florida. Vercipia continues to foc...

POET to Outline Cellulosic Ethanol's Present, Future at Brazil's Ethanol Summit 2009

Rapid advancements in producing cellulosic ethanol and the fuel's promise for the future will be highlighted by POET next week at Ethanol Summit 2009 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Sioux Falls, S.D. (Vocus) May 26, 2009-- Rapid advancements in producing cellulosic ethanol and th...

Solazyme Testing BlueFire Ethanol Cellulosic Sugars in Its Microalgae Renewable Oil Production Process

IRVINE, Calif., May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BFRE), a company changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, announced that Solazyme, Inc., a renewable oil production company...

Research Reinforces Economic, Environmental Benefits of Corn Cobs as Source for Cellulosic Ethanol

ISU study, EPA analysis indicate vast potential for POET's cellulosic process Sioux Falls, SD (PRWEB) May 21, 2009 -- Corn cobs are both economical and environmentally friendly as a feedstock for cellulosic ethanol, university and government reports indicate, reaffirmin...

Genencor Launches Accellerase(R) 1500, Next Step Toward Scale-Up of Cellulosic Ethanol

PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Genencor, a division of Danisco A/S, launched Accellerase(R) 1500, the next generation of its cellulosic ethanol enzyme product. Genencor introduced the product at the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) 2009 National Ethanol Conference in San Antoni...

Verenium Announces First Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol Project

- Large-scale cellulosic ethanol facility in Florida to serve as model for future plants - - "Farm to Fuel" grant provides State support to project - CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Verenium Corporation (Nasdaq: VRNM ), a pioneer in the development of next-generatio...

POET Receives Additional $76 Million in Federal Funding For Commercialization of Cellulosic Ethanol

POET today announced that it will receive $76.3 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to commercialize cellulosic ethanol production technology. Sioux Falls, S.D. (Vocus) October 7, 2008-- POET, the largest producer of ethanol in the world, today announced t...

Dartmouth researchers advance cellulosic ethanol production

Hanover, NH A team of researchers from Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering and Mascoma Corporation in Lebanon, N.H., have made a discovery that is important for producing large quantities of cellulosic ethanol, a leading candidate for a sustainable and secure alternative to petroleum-derived...

POET Announces That Cellulosic Ethanol Pilot Facility Will Be Operational This Year

Production of cellulosic ethanol in Scotland, S.D. to start in Q4 '08. Sioux Falls, S.D. (Vocus) August 13, 2008 -- At the American Coalition for Ethanol conference, http://www.poet.com [POET] announced that construction will be completed on a $4 million pilot-scale c...

DuPont and Genencor Create World-Leading Cellulosic Ethanol Company

Joint Venture Combines Companies' Strengths in the Development and Deployment of Second Generation Ethanol from Non-Food Feedstocks to Address $75 Billion Market Opportunity WILMINGTON, Del., and COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 14 /PRNewswire- FirstCall/ -- DuPont (NYSE: DD ) ...

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Reducing agent

... Reducing Agent >Product Lines > Spotting > Reducing Agent ... Reducing Agent MSDS. For use on coffee, tea, soda, urine and other cellulosic browning problems. ... Solution and solid-phase reducing agents , such as TCEP, DTT, mercaptoethanol and mercaptoethylamine, for reduction of ...